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Hamlet Rules!
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1
Ophelia refuses to return the gifts and letters Hamlet has given her.
True
False
2
Which character stated, “Frailty, thy name is woman”?
Laertes
Polonius
Hamlet
Claudius
3
What is Hamlet's response to his ghost father's news?
I will find out if Claudius is guilty first, then kill him
I'll wipe away all else from my brain & kill him right away
certainly my mother Gertrude must have known about this!
I can't believe it! I'll try to disprove this theory.
4
Speaker?
Hamlet
Horatio
Claudius
Laertes
5
The bolded words:
stichomythia
dramatic irony
metonymy
pun
6
The cause of Hamlet’s madness, according to Polonius.
grief over his father's death
no cause; he has always been mad
love for Ophelia
the speed at which Gertrude remarried
7
What is the name of the play that the performers put on at Elsinore?
"The Moustrap"
"The Conscience of the King"
"The Murder of Gonzago"
"The Duke's Garden"
8
Involves a protagonist of high estate who falls from prosperity to misery due to a tragic flaw
Classical Tragedy
Renaissance Tragedy
Medieval Tragedy
Modern Tragedy
9
Hamlet expresses guilt for the deaths of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
True
False
10
How does Hamlet convince Horatio not to drink the poison?
Horatio must live to tell Hamlet's story
he tells him he loves him
to save the kingdom from Fortinbras and the Norweigan troops
as a duty to Hamlet, to settle his affairs
11
Speaker?
Ophelia
Hamlet
Laertes
Gertrude
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A: he shall recover his wits there; or, if he do not, it's no great matter there.
Q: Why Was Hamlet Sent to England?
Q: Why did Hamlet go mad?
Q: Why Was Hamlet Sent to Wittenberg?
13
The people of Denmark storm the palace demanding that Hamlet be made king.
True
False
14
A narrative showing a person's from high to low estate as the Goddess Fortune spins her wheel.
Frye's Modern Theory of Tragedy
Renaissance Tragedy
Medieval Tragedy
Classical Tragedy
15
How does Hamlet view Denmark?
a nutshell
a prison
a dream
a fould and pestilent congregation of vapors
16
Why, according to his ghost, did Old King Hamlet go to hell?
for the murder of Gonzago
for killing his brother
for betraying his marriage vows to Gertrude
because Claudius killed him before he could make confession
17
Hamlet returned from England after hearing the news of Ophelia's suicide.
False
True
18
He is probably saying...
God gave you one face and you make yourself another!
I love you 40,000 times more than your brother does
Get thee to a nunnery!
You're my bae, O. I <3 u!
19
Whom do the guards first bring with them to witness the appearance of the ghost?
Horatio
Hamlet
Laertes
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
20
Why are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern dead?
Hamlet switched the letters to England
Tom Stoppard killed them
they betray Claudius
they are caught trying to escape to England
21
Hamlet knows that Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are spying on him for Claudius & Gertrude
False
True
22
_______talking about_________
Laertes...Hamlet
Gertrude....Hamlet
Claudius...Ophelia
Laertes....Ophelia
23
____________ emphasizes the Aristotelian notion of the tragic flaw in Modern tragedy
Bradley
Frye
Aristotle
24
Why does Hamlet kill Polonius?
he believes he's killing Claudius
Polonius was implicated in Claudius' plot against his father
he interferes as Hamlet tries to shame Gertrude
sheer hatred
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Why does Hamlet refuse to kill Claudius right after the play?
he finds C. praying & thinks he'd be sending him to heaven
who knows? --he's crazy
he kills Polonius instead
he gets distracted by making sure Queen G. stays away from C
